【话匣子英语】话匣子信箱

哈皮昨天为一个朋友举办了派对，要自己为22个人做晚饭，累得不轻。今天他们的话题是解答粉丝问题，这个粉丝的问题是什么呢

Andrew: So, Harp¹, how’s it going? What’s new with you?

 

Harp: It’s pretty good. I had a very, very busy weekend. I hosted a dinner party slash² birthday party for a really good friend. And it was pretty exhausting³ because I had to cook dinner for 22 people.

 

Andrew: Wow. Twenty-two people? Harp: Yup.

 

Andrew: And you hosted them all in your apartment?

 

Harp: Yup.

 

Andrew: Wow! That is a lot of work.

 

Harp: Yeah. So obviously⁴, I don’t have an apartment big enough to seat 22 people. So, we did kind of a buffet⁵ style. I did Mexican taco night. So, it was pretty cool.

 

Andrew: That sounds really good.

 

Harp: Yup. It was pretty good. Thank God one of my best friends is a chef, so he helped me out a lot. I’ll be honest.

 

Andrew: Yeah. Well, you need it when you have that many people over.

 

Harp: Yup.

 

Andrew: Were you able to hang out with your guests and chat with them a bit?

 

Harp: Yes. I was. ’Cause that’s the good thing about tacos, is that you can do most of the prep before, so when people are there, it’s just a matter of quickly reheating things.

 

Andrew: For sure. Very cool.

 

Harp: Yes. So should we get started with today’s episode⁶?

 

Andrew: Yeah. Today, we have a Chatterbox episode. And this is where we discuss current events or interesting things. We just chat.

 

Harp: Yup. And today we’re doing a very interesting episode that we’ve called The Culips mailbox.

 

Andrew: Yeah. So, you know how every episode, we encourage you to send us emails and messages on Facebook? Well, a lot of you have. And we are going to respond to some of these messages in this podcast.

 

Harp: Yes. I think we should get started. So the first question is from Ji Sun in Korea. And she asked us, “I was just awarded a working holiday visa, which will allow me to work in Canada for a year. I want to go to either Vancouver or Calgary. Which city do you recommend?” Oh, good question, Ji Sun. What do you think, Andrew?

 

Andrew: Well, this… You know, I’m a person that can talk about this with some authority⁷ ’cause I’ve lived in Vancouver and in Calgary. But I think it depends on what your goals are, right? Do you wanna come to work and just to experience living abroad? Or do you really, really wanna learn English? Because I think if you’re from Korea, and you go to Vancouver, you will probably just end up hanging with a lot of Koreans and speaking a lot of Korean. But if you go to Calgary, you might, you know, speak a little more English.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

3 exhausting   

a.疲倦的

参考例句：

• an exhausting day at work 工作得筋疲力尽的一天
• This exhausting work is enough to run everyone down. 这项费力的工作足以使人精疲力竭。

4 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

5 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

6 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

7 authority   

n.当局，官方；权力，权威，威信；当权者

参考例句：

• He is recognized internationally as an authority in this field.国际上承认他是这方面的一个权威。
• Professor White is looked upon as an authority on mathematics.怀特教授被看成数学权威。